Latina

or la·ti·na

[ luh-tee-nuh, la- ]

adjective

of or relating to females of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States: My mother is Latina.She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.

noun

a woman of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States.

Origin of Latina

First recorded in 1970–75; from Spanish (United States), feminine of Latino

word story For Latina

See Latinx.

Compare Latino, Latin@, Latinx.
See also Hispanic.

Words Nearby Latina

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How to use Latina in a sentence

A memorial service will be held in Latina Friday, November 28th, 2014.
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These numbers are more surprising considering that Buono chose a Latina as her running mate, labor leader Milly Silva.
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Yes, she is a Latina, but her racial identity has been appropriated by corporate power to push a “safe” image of Hispanic culture.
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Nina Strochlic on how a plane crash ended the life of a star who planned to become the Latina Oprah.
Jenni Rivera, Mexico’s Queen of Banda, Dies in Plane Crash | Nina Strochlic | December 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Latina star was making bold moves in the world of TV and film.
Jenni Rivera, Mexico’s Queen of Banda, Dies in Plane Crash | Nina Strochlic | December 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Dictionariolum puerorum, tribus linguis, Latina, Anglica et Gallica conscriptum.
The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times | Kathleen Lambley
An edition of the even more successful Bibliotheca Latina was begun in 1773 and remained incomplete.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies | Archer Taylor
Nec Græca longe distat, Japheticæ sunt omnes; ergo et ipsa Latina.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.
In 1903 a new cemetery with frescoes came to light on the Via Latina, considered by Marucchi to have belonged to a heretical sect.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 | Various
Hic in divinis agendis multum devotus et lingua Graeca et Latina valde eruditus.
Old English Libraries | Ernest Savage

British Dictionary definitions for Latina

Latina

/ (Italian laˈtiːna) /

noun

a city in W central Italy, in Lazio: built as a planned town in 1932 on reclaimed land of the Pontine Marshes. Pop: 107 898 (2001): Former name (until 1947): Littoria

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